"hotel ""The Big Blue Hotel"" with a four star AA rating, situated adjacent to Blackpool Pleasure Beach railway station towards the south end of Ocean Boulevard opened in Spring 2003. In 2019 a second hotel will open on Ocean Boulevard. Featuring 120 rooms, 10 suites and function rooms, the hotel has been named The Boulevard Hotel and is expected to open in the Spring. The hotel replaces the former Starr Pub and Coasters Restaurant and sits adjacent to The Big Blue Hotel on the south end of the promenade. Pleasure Beach is alleged to be haunted by several ghosts and"
"Blackpool Pleasure Beach Blackpool Pleasure Beach is an amusement park situated along the Fylde coast in Blackpool, Lancashire, North-West England. The park was founded in 1896 and has been owned and operated by the Thompson family since its inception. It is one of the most visited tourist attractions in the United Kingdom, and one of the top twenty most visited amusement parks in the world, with a peak estimate of 5.5 million visitors in 2007. In 2014 it was voted as the best theme park in the United Kingdom and the ninth best park in Europe by the Travelers' Choice"
"Pleasure Beach is identical to the demolished Barry Island ride, only slightly smaller in its dimensions and incorrectly called a ""rollercoaster"". The only other surviving scenic railway in the UK is located in Dreamland Margate. The Dreamland Scenic Railway is a Grade II* Listed Building, the ride was partially destroyed by an arson attack in 2008 but was fully restored and reopened to the public in 2015. In 1950, an ailing Pat Collins had handed over control of the park to his younger brother, John, who took over and ran the fairground until 1966, when it was passed on to"
"Point Pleasant Beach station Point Pleasant Beach is a train station located in Point Pleasant Beach, in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States, on NJ Transit's North Jersey Coast Line, and is one of the most significant stops on the NJCL portion between Long Branch and Bay Head. This modern station is located on one of the borough's major arteries, Arnold Avenue, Route 35, just blocks to the Atlantic Ocean, boardwalk, Manasquan Inlet marina, and only steps to the community's downtown business, shopping, dining and entertainment nexus. The current building and platforms are only about 10 years old, a consequence"
"brakes on the track. The ride was completely re-clad in the late 1960s with steel sheet replacing the old plaster. The ride was painted in a mountainous landscape with rolling hills and valleys. The ride continues to be the most popular attraction at the Pleasure Beach, with its popularity largely due to its uniqueness. It is the only operational scenic railway roller coaster in the UK, and one of only less than ten roller coasters in the world to feature a brakeman travelling on the train. The continued dedicated maintenance work by the Pleasure Beach has ensured that the ride"
"""Most Haunted"" and ""Great British Ghosts"" and features in many books written on the subject. Blackpool Pleasure Beach Blackpool Pleasure Beach is an amusement park situated along the Fylde coast in Blackpool, Lancashire, North-West England. The park was founded in 1896 and has been owned and operated by the Thompson family since its inception. It is one of the most visited tourist attractions in the United Kingdom, and one of the top twenty most visited amusement parks in the world, with a peak estimate of 5.5 million visitors in 2007. In 2014 it was voted as the best theme park"
"of the music video for the 1982 single House of Fun by Madness was filmed at the Pleasure Beach with the band seen riding on the Roller Coaster. Roller Coaster (Great Yarmouth Pleasure Beach) Roller Coaster – also known as Scenic Railway or The Scenic – is a wooden roller coaster at Great Yarmouth Pleasure Beach, Great Yarmouth, UK. The ride was built at the park in 1932 and has remained operational. It stands and operates as the only remaining ride of its kind in the UK; and one of only eight in the world. It is one of only"
"Ainsdale Beach railway station Ainsdale Beach was a railway station located in Ainsdale, Merseyside, England. The Southport & Cheshire Lines Extension Railway (SCLER) opened a line extending their existing system from Aintree to Southport on 1 September 1884. Seeing the potential in Ainsdale's large beach they subsequently built this station, which opened as ""Seaside"" in 1901. In 1911 it was decided to rename the station ""Ainsdale Beach"", which took effect from 1 January 1912. The station was built adjacent to a hotel called The Lakeside Hotel (in 2015 named 'The Sands' and trading as a local pub) situated at the"
"ride for the Pleasure Beach; and he along with Harry and Edward Wadbrook shipped the components to England. They arrived in February 1932 and a team of German workmen began constructing the ride on the sands of the Pleasure Beach site. The ride opened to visitors in April 1932. Like other scenic railways of the time; the Scenic was clad in mountainous-styled plaster which hung from the sides of the wooden structure. Other scenic features like castles were constructed around parts of the ride. The ride came with five trains, each of the cars of which were made entirely of"
"at the Pleasure Beach gardens. The English Pool Association (EPA), the governing body for 8-Ball Pool in England, holds its National Finals Competitions (including Inter-County and Inter-League, singles and team competitions, and England trials) over several weekends through the year, at the Vauxhall Holiday Park on the outskirts of Great Yarmouth. Great Yarmouth is connected to Norwich by the Wherry Lines from Great Yarmouth railway station, it is served by an hourly service provided by Abellio Greater Anglia via Acle or, less frequently, via Reedham. It is the only remaining station of the three once in the town. The town"
"Pleasureland Southport Southport Pleasureland is an amusement park located in Southport, Merseyside, England. The park originally operated from 1913 to 2006 under the ownership of the Blackpool Pleasure Beach company. In 2007, the park re-opened under the ownership of Norman Wallis. The first Pleasureland had operated since 1913 as a sister amusement park to Blackpool Pleasure Beach. In 2005, the park introduced an entrance fee, which proved unpopular and resulted in a serious downturn in the number of visitors. On 5 September 2006 it closed, due to a claimed lack of return on investments. A number of rides, including the"
"the sidings, as it is a passing loop on the single line railway. Beach railway station Beach railway station was a railway station in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England, built in 1931. The station was an intermediate station on Scarborough North Bay Railway, a miniature railway built to carry tourists from Peasholm Park to . Although the station was built in 1931, it was not used by passengers until the late 1980s/early 1990s, when it was used as a temporary terminus during the closure of Scalby Mills, due to rebuilding work in conjunction with Scarborough Sealife Centre. The station is now"
"Pleasure Beach Pleasure Beach is the Bridgeport portion of a Connecticut barrier beach that extends 2-1/2 miles westerly from Point No Point (the portion in the adjoining town of Stratford is known as Long Beach). Prior to June, 2014, when Pleasure Beach re-opened, the area was Connecticut's largest and most recent ghost town and abandoned recently in the late 1990s after a fire on the bridge connecting it to the mainland. It is surrounded on three sides by water (Lewis Gut to the north, Bridgeport Harbor to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south). From 1892 until 1958,"
"Roller Coaster (Great Yarmouth Pleasure Beach) Roller Coaster – also known as Scenic Railway or The Scenic – is a wooden roller coaster at Great Yarmouth Pleasure Beach, Great Yarmouth, UK. The ride was built at the park in 1932 and has remained operational. It stands and operates as the only remaining ride of its kind in the UK; and one of only eight in the world. It is one of only two remaining roller coasters where a 'brakeman' is required to ride with the train, to control its speed as there are no brakes on the track. It is"
"Pevensey Bay railway station Pevensey Bay railway station serves Pevensey Bay in East Sussex, England. It is on the East Coastway Line, and train services are provided by Southern. It was opened by the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway on 11 September 1905, and was originally named ""Pevensey Bay Halt"". It was renamed ""Pevensey Bay"" on 5 May 1969. The station was the setting for an episode of The Goon Show called 'The Pevensey Bay Disaster' which was first broadcast in 1956. The station is unmanned and offers a limited service. Since May 2018, only 4 trains on weekdays"
"completed early 2019. There are also On-Ride photo kiosks for the Scenic Railway, Log Flume, Big Apple and Snails rides. Great Yarmouth Pleasure Beach The Pleasure Beach Great Yarmouth is a historic free entry pleasure park located in the seaside resort town of Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, on the English east coast. The park first opened in 1909 and has been operating ever since. The largest and most popular ride at the park is the Roller Coaster which was built there in 1932. There are also around thirty other large rides at the park, as well as children's entertainment, amusement arcades,"
"Great Yarmouth Pleasure Beach The Pleasure Beach Great Yarmouth is a historic free entry pleasure park located in the seaside resort town of Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, on the English east coast. The park first opened in 1909 and has been operating ever since. The largest and most popular ride at the park is the Roller Coaster which was built there in 1932. There are also around thirty other large rides at the park, as well as children's entertainment, amusement arcades, catering facilities, sweet shops and ice cream parlours. The first amusement ride to be built in Great Yarmouth arrived in"
"serve the station heading towards Hastings and Ashford International, and only 5 heading towards Eastbourne and Brighton. There are no weekend services. Pevensey Bay railway station Pevensey Bay railway station serves Pevensey Bay in East Sussex, England. It is on the East Coastway Line, and train services are provided by Southern. It was opened by the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway on 11 September 1905, and was originally named ""Pevensey Bay Halt"". It was renamed ""Pevensey Bay"" on 5 May 1969. The station was the setting for an episode of The Goon Show called 'The Pevensey Bay Disaster' which"
"Beach railway station Beach railway station was a railway station in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England, built in 1931. The station was an intermediate station on Scarborough North Bay Railway, a miniature railway built to carry tourists from Peasholm Park to . Although the station was built in 1931, it was not used by passengers until the late 1980s/early 1990s, when it was used as a temporary terminus during the closure of Scalby Mills, due to rebuilding work in conjunction with Scarborough Sealife Centre. The station is now closed again, although the platforms are still extant. Service trains regularly wait on"
"Barry Island Pleasure Park Barry Island Pleasure Park is an amusement park situated on the coast at Barry Island in the Vale of Glamorgan, about 10 miles south west of the capital city Cardiff, Wales. The park opened annually at weekends from Easter onwards and daily during the school summer holidays, until the first weekend in September. Barry Island contains shops, bars and restaurants. The Pleasure Park was once famous for its Scenic Railway which dominated half of the site in the mid-20th century, but was partially destroyed in a gale in 1973 before being dismantled. Many of the scenic"
"Dart Pleasure Craft Limited Dart Pleasure Craft Limited (trading as River Link) is a ferry, cruise boat and bus operator, based in Devon, England, U.K. The company is owned by Dart Valley Railway plc, who also own and operate the Paignton and Dartmouth Steam Railway. River Link operates the Dartmouth Passenger Ferry, which connects the terminus of the steam railway at Kingswear station to the waterfront at Dartmouth, on the opposite bank of River Dart. It also operates river and coastal cruises from Dartmouth, including a cruise the length of the tidal Dart to the Steamer Quay in Totnes. The"
"Severn Beach railway station Severn Beach railway station serves the village of Severn Beach, England. This is the terminus of the Severn Beach Line. This station is north west from Bristol Temple Meads on the Severn Beach Line. The station is managed by Great Western Railway, who are also the sole provider of trains serving the station. The railway reached Severn Beach in 1900, but was at first used only for goods traffic to Pilning. A platform was built beside the line at Severn Beach by the Great Western Railway in 1922, and a bay platform added to the west"
"but also the Carousel (1954), and the Snails & Fairytails (1966). These are complemented by thrill rides like Evolution and Sky Drop. In 2008 the Pleasure Beach became one of only a handful of parks in the UK to have a large ferris wheel, called The Yarmouth Wheel. This was a semi-permanent ride, first erected in April 2008 for that season and again in April 2009 for that season. Pleasure & Leisure Corporation PLC, trading as Pleasure & Leisure Property Corporation PLC were one of two applicants to reach the final stage in bidding for the large casino licence which"
"May 2004, an electrical fault in the lighting system of the roof of the station caused a fire which destroyed the station and parts of two adjacent rides as well as the trains of the ride. The station was rebuilt and new trains installed and the ride re-opened on 28 October 2004 after repairs were completed. At the start of 2010, Pleasure Beach staff said that due to an electrical fault the ride had, it would not run for some time. However it was running again in July 2010. In 2014, 58-year-old Robert Sycamore broke his neck whilst riding. He"
"Pleasure Island Family Theme Park Pleasure Island Family Theme Park was a theme park in Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire, England. It was commonly known as Pleasure Island. The park opened on 27 May 1993. It was originally a subsidiary of Flamingo Land Ltd. Pleasure Island became independent of Flamingo Land in May 2010 and was owned and operated by DewarSavile Enterprises Ltd until closing at the end of the 2016 season. Only McCormack's Family Bar continued in business, reopening in 2017. Pleasure Island Family Theme Park stood on the site of the former Cleethorpes Zoo. Owned and operated by Associated"
"Broadstairs railway station Broadstairs railway station is on the Chatham Main Line in England, serving the seaside town of Broadstairs, Kent. It is down the line from and is situated between and . The station and all trains that call are operated by Southeastern. Trains to London can run either way through the station, depending on the route either via Margate or . The station opened on 5 October 1863. A high-speed service to London St Pancras began on 13 December 2009. In 2015, a woman was killed by a train at the station, in what was believed to have"
"through Lawrence Hill to Filton Abbey Wood stations to increase capacity. The Great Western Main Line is a main line railway in England that runs westwards from London Paddington station to Temple Meads station in Bristol. The route runs from Bristol Temple Meads to Severn Beach via Lawrence Hill, Stapleton Road, Montpelier, Redland, Clifton Down, Sea Mills, Shirehampton, Avonmouth, St Andrews Road before reaching terminus at Severn Beach. The journey takes approximately 45 minutes. Following a successful campaign by FOSBR (Friends of Suburban Bristol Railway), the Severn Beach Line is going to have an increased frequency from December 2007 to"
"a 59-year-old employee was killed after he became trapped while performing maintenance on the ride. In 2007 the park was fined £95,000 for breaching health and safety laws and was also ordered to pay £50,000 in costs. Pleasureland Southport Southport Pleasureland is an amusement park located in Southport, Merseyside, England. The park originally operated from 1913 to 2006 under the ownership of the Blackpool Pleasure Beach company. In 2007, the park re-opened under the ownership of Norman Wallis. The first Pleasureland had operated since 1913 as a sister amusement park to Blackpool Pleasure Beach. In 2005, the park introduced an"
"Pleasley West railway station Pleasley West is a former railway station in Pleasley, Derbyshire, England on the Nottinghamshire border near Mansfield. ""Pleasley"" is pronounced ""Plezley"" and would rhyme with Elvis Presley. The station was built by the Midland Railway near the junction of the circuitous to Westhouses via line known as ""The Teversall & Pleasley Branch"" and the equally circuitous to Pleasley line known as the Doe Lea Branch because it ran for much of its length along the valley of the River Doe Lea. The railways always spelt Teversal as ""Teversall"", most other sources use ""Teversal."" In this article"
"private boats from the mainland. This severely limited access and allowed nature to be undisturbed. As late as December 2008, Bridgeport considered a ferry service to relink the beach with the city, but this was rejected due to parking considerations and the need for a Coast Guard registered captain. As of June, 2014, Pleasure Beach has re-opened. From the city of Bridgeport, CT's website: ""The peninsula will be accessible seven days a week via free water taxi, which will pick beach goers up at the fishing pier located on Seaview Avenue near its intersection with Central Avenue. ""Two water taxis"
"was split into 6 areas: The minimum heights are colour-coded as follows: -Children below the age of 7 years. --Although 1.2m like green, an adult was required on the ride with someone 1.2m. Pleasure Island Family Theme Park Pleasure Island Family Theme Park was a theme park in Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire, England. It was commonly known as Pleasure Island. The park opened on 27 May 1993. It was originally a subsidiary of Flamingo Land Ltd. Pleasure Island became independent of Flamingo Land in May 2010 and was owned and operated by DewarSavile Enterprises Ltd until closing at the end"
"Pleasington Pleasington () is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Blackburn with Darwen, Lancashire, England. It had a population of 467 in the 2001 census, reducing to 446 at the 2011 Census. It is a rural village set on a hillside above the River Darwen. The village was listed in the Domesday Book as ""Plesigtune"", a name which means ""a settlement owned by Plessa's People"". Pleasington railway station is on the East Lancashire Line with trains to destinations including the nearby towns of Blackburn and Preston. The Roman Catholic Church of St Mary and St John Baptist"
"of the Sefton and North West coastline. On 24 April 2009 a serious fire occurred at the oldest attraction within New Pleasureland. Called ""The River Caves"", it was completely destroyed in this arson attack, and a 16-year-old boy was arrested in connection with the fire. Southport Model Railway Village is situated in Kings Gardens opposite the Royal Clifton Hotel and near the Marine Lake Bridge. The Model Railway Village opened in May 1996 and was created by Ray and Jean Jones. The Jones family still run the attraction today. The Model Railway Village season extends from April to the end"